Cost Of Living in Wolf Point, MT

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Wolf Point	Montana	National
Cost of living	87	101	100
Goods & Services	99	104	100
Groceries	92	103	100
Health care	115	98	100
Housing	58	99	100
Transportation	104	109	100
Utilities	97	93	100

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The cost of living in Wolf Point is 14% lower than the Montana average
The cost of living in Wolf Point is 13% lower than the national average
Wolf Point housing is 42% lower than the national average
Montana general sales tax is 100% lower than the national average
Montana state income tax is 61% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$58,125	$4,844	$1,356	$1,744
Renters	$32,386	$2,699	$756	$972

Montana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Montana	0%	0%

Montana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Montana	1%	6.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Wolf Point	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.55	$24.26	19.4%
Beauty Salon	$47.78	$45.56	4.9%
Toothpaste	$3.74	$3.70	1.0%
Shampoo	$1.12	$1.28	12.5%
Movie	$12.67	$12.13	4.4%
Bowling	$7.50	$18.00	58.3%

Groceries

Item	Wolf Point	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.62	$5.84	3.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.4%
Milk	$4.48	$4.67	4.1%
Potatoes	$4.65	$4.93	5.7%
Pizza	$12.31	$12.09	1.8%
Beer	$10.75	$10.41	3.3%

Health Care

Item	Wolf Point	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$140.01	$125.68	11.4%
Doctor	$166.95	$135.78	23.0%
Dentist	$135.25	$113.29	19.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.02	$10.65	5.9%
Lipitor	$518.15	$468.60	10.6%

Housing

Item	Wolf Point	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$102,800.00	$184,700.00	44.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,924.65	$2,346.69	18.0%
Apartment Rent	$617.00	$949.00	35.0%

Transportation

Item	Wolf Point	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.40	$3.46	1.9%
Tire Balancing	$71.21	$59.92	18.8%

Utilities

Item	Wolf Point	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.72	$193.99	5.8%
Phone	$194.52	$192.25	1.2%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Wolf Point, MT	2,739	87	13.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Forest Heights, MD	2,739	122	21.6%
South Congaree, SC	2,739	93	7.1%
Arcadia, LA	2,738	75	25.5%
Osseo, MN	2,738	101	1.3%
Casselton, ND	2,738	98	1.6%
Wolf Point, MT	2,739	87	13.2%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Wolf Point, MT